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he did some, not a lot, of kick returning and looked like he was ok. didn't do any punt returning that i saw. takes a special breed of nut to do that.

https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/gm-report/seahawks-2021-draft-profile-shi-smith Strengths Smith is one of the fastest receivers in this draft class. Among the pro day results around the country, Smith owns the fourth-fastest 40-yard dash time at 4.33. He combines his elite speed with soft, 93/4-inch hands. The South Carolina product is athletic and aware, presenting good coordination when the ball is in the air and headed his direction. He uses his 5-foot-10, 186-pound frame to make adjustments to errant throws and make contested catches. As a route runner, his speed and shiftiness pay dividends. His skillset also plays well in the return game or on gadget plays such as reverses. His game-changing speed bodes well in a host of different situations. Despite inconsistent play at quarterback for the majority of his Gamecocks career, Smith accumulated 2,204 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns in four seasons. In the return game, he averaged 21.9 yards per kickoff return in 2019. He missed just four games in four years at South Carolina, testifying to his durability. Weaknesses Despite his awareness and use of his body, his frame is, as noted, rather small. At times, he attempts to play bigger than he is instead of using his strengths like speed and athleticism. Due to his lack of size and overall strength, he can get out-muscled at the line of scrimmage or on a deep ball while fighting with longer, stronger defensive backs.

practice squad would be dangerous, though. could see him getting snagged by another team. Would rather have one of the other guys picked off.

i think so and i think he's got the skillset. short arms thing is overplayed. i don't know about a day one starter, but we've had worse starting at LT so maybe he could be.

watch this:

he was 450 as a freshman.

true. i'm not sure about the special teams stuff, but i'm sure he's got the wheels to be a good gunner. it may take time for him to be a starter, but in a year or two i can see it. this year it would probably be situational stuff he gets brought in on, but he would be able to hang with some of the better WRs in the league when he does.

the problem is, how many of those guys on the roster fit the aggressive man scheme it looks liker we're going to be heavily moving towards? more likely to see a lot of those other 'maybe' type players not on the team than taylor on the practice squad.

that's great. lots of people thinking that we're just throwing darts at a board blindfolded but i don't think that there's a guy we're taking that we aren't genuinely interested in. they collected a lot of picks because they really see something in a lot of guys. they did their work where a lot of teams didn't this year.

yep. looking for some really aggressive man coverage going on. i'm sure there will be flags, but they won't be able to get a flag thrown every time we get handsy. they will play some zone, i'm sure, but it's pretty clear they want to be as aggressive as possible and they need to be considering who we've got to face. keith taylor wasn't just throwing poo at the wall. he's not just camp fodder. he's the type of player that we are obviously trying to move towards in the type of defense we're adopting.

i don't know. seems like there is going to be pretty open competition for CB. The room doesn't have a whole lot of people in it.

he was more the mouthy type of guy who kept saying "i'm going to rip your head off" but who ends up just doing a lot of talking. A LOT of talking.

seems like we're going to be doing a lot of man coverage and backing way off the off-man poo. dude is tall, pretty fast (although probably not quick enough to handle fast and shifty slot guys). he's also really aggressive and a good wrap-up tackler. like horn, he's probably going to be getting a few flags, but i'm ok with that. better than allowing receptions and TDs. looks like a good option to have on the field with horn. https://www.bigblueview.com/2021/3/24/22326153/2021-nfl-draft-prospect-profile-keith-taylor-jr-cb-washington-scouting-report-ny-giants

i can see all of these traits easily. the guy is a quick, relentless, and heavy hitting disruptor.

@Zod, can you let @Jackofalltrades know when it's time to take over?

keep pounding >>>>>>>>>>> rise up though (and i might get poo for this but whatev) it might be time to replace/move on from that phrase. fits a team with a bunch of old players that don't know when it might be time to stop.

incredible athlete. more incredible human. great pick.

i love watching these team admin people trying hard to look like they have a personality when they make the pick announcements. too funny.

thanks. it's frikking miserable. the pain i had before was really bad, but recovery from the surgery has been rough. the pain and level of discomfort post surgery has made me question if getting the surgery was a good idea. i'm not good at this whole one arm thing. i even had to relearn how to wipe my butt.

yeah, ive been seeing more and more that he's very underrated in that regard. i hope he is, but i'm just excited about that bashing. would be great to have him be someone you could dish the ball off to. i'd work him hard with receiving coaches but also with the RBs. dude could be a short yardage monster.

Thanks. I can get it pinned. I only have one arm that is working right now (recovering from shoulder surgery) so i'm not the most efficient at working a computer at the moment.

Bump for zod.

Holy crap that was fun to watch!

Why not? We've got to get up to 93 somehow.